Being an artist is two things. You accumulate experience and time, and if you have something that's interesting, you have to be… — Michael C. McMillen Art Copy Share Image
A large part of California is a sensual state. It has a huge range of geographical features and in addition to the… — Michael C. McMillen Attractive Copy Share Image
One big disturbance, I think, between L.A. and New York is that New York is so condensed and together that it's very… — Michael C. McMillen Conscious Copy Share Image
L.A. as a geographical entity is very much a mixture of surf, desert, and the mountains, earthquakes and urban sprawl. Within an… — Michael C. McMillen Driving Copy Share Image
I don't keep up with the art world. It's out there and if I did that too much, I wouldn't get my… — Michael C. McMillen Art Copy Share Image
I've spent most of my life in L.A. and I'm still amazed at things that I don't know about the place. There… — Michael C. McMillen Amazed Copy Share Image
I've always seen process of crafting as part of the thinking process. It really forms the gestation of the work. I'll get… — Michael C. McMillen Dark Copy Share Image
The idea of getting old and dying, falling apart, does not sound fun at all to me, but it's an observation that… — Michael C. McMillen Death Copy Share Image
We're living history all the time, in the papers, in the news, you think about stuff and it goes into your brain… — Michael C. McMillen Art Copy Share Image
Making art can be maddening at times and frustrating and not always rewarding, frequently not rewarding. But you do it because you… — Michael C. McMillen Art Copy Share Image
I don't need to control the mind of my viewer. Now this might sound contradictory because I want to make these installations… — Michael C. McMillen Art Copy Share Image
I love the idea of carrying on some kind of tradition using some of the artifacts from people that touched my life.… — Michael C. McMillen Kind Copy Share Image
I like the idea of watching the sun go down in the ocean. I've always felt comfortable about that, I like sunsets.… — Michael C. McMillen Dying Copy Share Image
